Vehicle bumper



E. EATON 2,157,657!

VEHI OLE BUMPER May 9, 1939.

Filed April 11, 1938 Inventor. EItnn Eatmn B b. fii

Patented May 9, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE VEHICLE nnmna [man m,won, wn.

Application April 11, 1938, Serial No. 201,357

"1 Claim.

it has for its primary objectto provide a bumper having yieldable ends.

In practice it has been found that the bumper ends project beyond thewheels.of a vehicle to such an extent that a passing vehicle willfrequently side swipe the rigid projecting ends of a bumper and causeserious accidents.- I V My invention, therefore, is primarily designedto overcome this objectionable feature.

With the above and other objects-' in, view. the invention consists incertain peculiaritiesof construction and combination of parts iasffwillbe hereinafter more fully set forth in the"accom- 1| panying drawing andsubsequently claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 represents a plan view of a bumper embodying the features of myinvention, shown attached to the fragmentary end of 'an autom mobile.

Figure 2 is an end view of the same; and

Figure 3 illustrates a plan view or modified form of bumper having ayielding end section.

Referring by characters to the drawing, A rep- 2 resents a bumper ofstandard type, and B the auto frame to which it is attached.

As shown, the end sections I of the bumper,

in this exempliflcation of my invention, are illustrated as triangularin form, and these end sec- 30 tions are secured-to the bumper A byhinges 2, it being observed that the extreme ends of the extensions Iproject beyond the wheels C of an automobile of any type. Theseextensions may be in the form of attachments to the ends of a bumpel's.I

The base section I of the end extensions is adapted to abut one wall ofa rectangular skeletnn bracket 3- which bracket carriesanti-fric- Myinvention refers to vehicle bumpers, and

tional rollers l, and the inner walls of the bracket are formed withapertures 5, through which runners 6 extend. The ends of the runners areconnected to the base section I of the bumper extension, and saidrunners travel over the rollers 5 and are connected by a spring "I.

As shown in Figure 3 of the drawing, the bumper A proper is of thechanneled variety, but it is understood that the bumpers may be ofany'standard form, either in the shape of 10 spring leaves, or a singleelement. The bumper A is provided with hinges 2', which carry extensionwings I that normally project beyond the line of the wheels.

When the bumper is in its normal position, as shown at D, the extensionsrest against the ends of the bumper proper, and said extensions areprovided with rollers, runners, and springs, similar to the structurepreviously described. In all instances, when the extensions of bumpersare hit by a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction, said endextensions will yield under spring control, to avoid sudden shock orimpact with a solid part, which will cause serious damage.

While I have shown two exemplifications of my invention minutely as todetail, it is understood that I may vary the structural feature withinthe scope of the claim.

I claim:

A bumper for vehicles comprising, a body portion, bumper sectionspivoted to the ends of the body portion, rollers mounted upon said bodyportion adjacent the end sections, runners secured to the end sections,and trained over the 'rollers, and a single coil spring connecting therunners.

ELTON EATON.

